text_original: When the leaders of de Church declined to accept the decisions of the ouncil, Constantine practically declared war on the lonastic system and demolished a considerable number f monasteries. 140 THE DAWN OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE On the frontiers he defended the Empire efficiently, frequently driving back Saracens in the east and sub  duing Slavs in the north. He waged three successful wars with the Bulgarians and developed the internal resources of the Empire. Leo iv.
text_transcription: WHEN THE LEADERS OF THE CHURCH DECLINED TO ACCEPT THE DECISIONS OF THE COUNCIL CONSTANTINE PRACTICALLY DECLARED WAR ON THE MONASTIC SYSTEM AND DEMOLISHED A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF MONASTERIES ON THE FRONTIERS HE DEFENDED THE EMPIRE EFFICIENTLY FREQUENTLY DRIVING BACK SARACENS IN THE EAST AND SUBDUING SLAVS IN THE NORTH HE WAGED THREE SUCCESSFUL WARS WITH THE BULGARIANS AND DEVELOPED THE INTERNAL RESOURCES OF THE EMPIRE
phonemes: wˌɛn ðə lˈiːdɚz ʌv də tʃˈɜːtʃ dᵻklˈaɪnd tʊ ɐksˈɛpt ðə dᵻsˈɪʒənz ʌvðɪ ˈaʊnsəl, kˈɑːnstɐntˌiːn pɹˈæktɪkli dᵻklˈɛɹd wˈɔːɹ ɔnðə lənˈæstɪk sˈɪstəm ænd dᵻmˈɑːlɪʃt ɐ kənsˈɪdɚɹəbəl nˈʌmbɚɹ ˈɛf mˈɑːnɐstɚɹiz. wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɔːɹɾi ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp ɔnðə fɹʌntˈɪɹz hiː dᵻfˈɛndᵻd ðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪfˈɪʃəntli, fɹˈiːkwəntli dɹˈaɪvɪŋ bˈæk sˈæɹəsənz ɪnðɪ ˈiːst ænd sˈʌb dˈuːɪŋ slˈævz ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ. hiː wˈeɪdʒd θɹˈiː səksˈɛsfəl wˈɔːɹz wɪððə bʌlɡˈɛɹiənz ænd dɪvˈɛləpt ðɪ ɪntˈɜːnəl ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz ʌvðɪ ˈɛmpaɪɚ. lˈiːoʊ ɹˌoʊmən fˈɔːɹ.